This book has been five years in the making, rewritten (from scratch) four times, and has finally shipped! My co-authors, Steve Diller and Sean Sauber, have worked tirelessly on it with me and it’s time to share it with the world. Douglas Rushkoff was kind enough to write a fantastic foreword to it, too! The description tells part of the story but, really, this book is about a new way of doing business—starting with valuing relationships in a new way. After all, that’s all you can really count on in business (if you’re building for anything but the extremely short term). No relationships, no value to derive, exchange, or “monetize.” We’ve even put the illustrations online at Flickr for use in your own presentations. There’s more information at the book site but here’s the Table of Contents to peruse: Foreword by Douglas Rushkoff Chapter 1. A World of Hidden Value Chapter 2. Defining a Business Relationship Chapter 3. Visualizing Relationships Chapter 4. Finding Opportunities in Relationships Chapter 5. Becoming by Doing Chapter 6. Distancing and Team Structure Chapter 7. Discovering Chapter 8. Deciding Chapter 9. Declaring Chapter 10. Designing Chapter 11. Delivering Chapter 12. A World of Premium Value...

It was a busy two months in February and March with two different trips to Seattle and workshops and talks both times. In addition, I was in New York City with WebVisions also speaking and leading a brand, new workshop! I’ve posted everything to SlideShare for those looking for the slides: • Speech: Bridging The Innovation Culture Divide • Workshop: Redefining the Value of Experience Strategic Tools For Designers Need • New Workshop: Using the Waveline: Mapping Premium Value To The User...